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With Alan Johnson now on his side, time is ripe Doug Kalitta to forget 'the Run'

Sixteen years after tuner Alan Johnson helped Tony Schumacher wrench the Top Fuel championship at the last second from Doug Kalitta's grasp, Johnson and Kalitta are now teamed, and the chance for redemption and reward is here.
25 Mar 2022
Kelly Wade
Feature
Doug Kalitta
No one who saw it, experienced it, or heard about it will ever forget "The Run" in 2006. For one man, though, that final round, national record-setting run on the final pass of the last race was more than just a shocking turn of events. For one man…
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Magnificent Seven: A history of female racers in NHRA Pro Stock competition

In its 52-year, 902-race lifespan, only seven female drivers have raced in NHRA Pro Stock competition. From Shirley Shahan and Shay Nichols in 1971 through barrier-breakers Lucinda McFarlin and Erica Enders to current rookie Camrie Caruso, here's a look at that magnificent seven.
25 Mar 2022
Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor
DRAGSTER Insider
Magnificent Seven
Thirteen years before Pro Stock superstar Erica Enders turned a tire in the class and six years before current rookie hotshot Camrie Caruso was even born, Lucinda McFarlin made NHRA Pro Stock history as the first female racer in the class to win a…
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Funny Car Phenoms

Matt Hagan and Shane Westerfield join host Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast. The two men are both playing a hot hand with respect to their competition in the nitro and Top Alcohol Funny Car ranks, respectively. 
24 Mar 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
NHRA Insider podcast
NHRA Insider
  Matt Hagan and Shane Westerfield join host Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast. The two men are both playing a hot hand with respect to their competition in the nitro and Top Alcohol Funny Car ranks, respectively.…
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New National Dragster issue packed with features, Phoenix and Gainesville coverge

The new issue of NHRA National Dragster magazine, spotlighting coverage from the NHRA Arizona nationals and Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals and packed with other features on NHRA racers, is available online and in the mail to NHRA Members around the world.
24 Mar 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
National Dragster
Read the digital issue The new issue of NHRA National Dragster magazine, spotlighting coverage from the NHRA Arizona nationals…
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Bob Tasca III expands partnership with BG Products at Las Vegas race, two others

Bob Tasca III will return to defend his win at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas, and this time around he will be in a BG Products-wrapped Ford Mustang in the first of three races with the company in 2022.
24 Mar 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Bob Tasca III
Bob Tasca III will return to defend his win at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas on April 1–3, and this time around he will be in a BG Products-wrapped Ford Mustang in the first of three races with the company in 2022. BG Products, Inc…
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Camrie Caruso discusses her hot start in Pro Stock and her first four-wide race

Pro Stock rookie Camrie Caruso joins NHRA's Brian Lohnes to discuss her hot start, her growing list of marketing partners, and the preparation for her first four-wide event in Las Vegas.
24 Mar 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Camrie Caruso
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Nitro Time Machine: Bo Butner's triple holeshot at the 2019 Las Vegas four-wide

Bo Butner made history when he won the 2019 Las Vegas four-wide title on a triple holeshot, beating Greg Anderson, Jason Line, and Matt Hartford with the slowest elapsed time of the quad.
24 Mar 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Nitro Time Machine
Bo Butner
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Nitro Time Machine: Historic Las Vegas track tour

Join NHRA's Brian Lohnes and Tony Pedregon in the latest Nitro Time Machine as they explore the vast history of NHRA Drag Racing events in the Las Vegas area.
24 Mar 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
Nitro Time Machine
Las Vegas
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Happy 100th birthday Alex Xydias

The NHRA honors this legendary racer, speed-shop owner, filmmaker, publisher, and one of Wally Parks’ dearest friends.
23 Mar 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Alex Xydias Joe Schubeck Ed Iskenderian and Don Prudhomme
Alex Xydias is a first-generation hot rodder with a hard-to-pronounce last name (just say "X-hideous") who was literally there when and where it all began. Xydias grew up in Los Angeles and raced a ‘34 Ford on the dry lakes near Muroc and El…
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Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Top Sportsman winner Allen Firestone

23 Mar 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Following a runner-up finish at the 2021 U.S. Nationals, Allen Firestone claimed his third career national event title when he stopped Freddy Perkins in the final of Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers. Firestone aced the final…
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Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Top Dragster winner Wayne Landry

23 Mar 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Two years ago, Wayne Landry won the NHRA Southern Nationals Top Dragster title in a race that was contested at Gainesville Raceway. Landry scored again in Gainesville with a final-round win against Clint Riley. Landry didn’t leave much margin…
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Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Super Gas winner Kevin MacNicol

23 Mar 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Kevin MacNicol made good in his first national event final-round appearance, making the four-hour trek up Interstate 75 pay off with a thrilling final-round victory over fellow Floridian Frank Altilio. After a near-even launch, MacNicol eked…
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Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Super Comp winner Hugh Meeks III

23 Mar 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Hugh Meeks III collected career win No. 3 and his first since scoring a pair of Super Stock wins in 2005, putting together a stout package consisting of a .010 reaction and an 8.909 to force three-time Gatornationals winner Sherman Adcock Jr.…
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Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Stock winner Jeff Strickland

23 Mar 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Following his win over Ron Urquhart in the final round of Stock, Jeff Strickland now has four Gatornationals victories in six final rounds. Strickland drove his COPO Camaro to the win with a 9.161 on his 9.17 dial. Urquhart, who won back-to-…
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Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Super Stock winner Pete D’Agnolo

23 Mar 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
After winning a pair of national events in Comp last season, Pete D’Agnolo returned to the winner’s circle with an impressive performance in Super Stock. D’Agnolo ran his record to a perfect 4-0 in finals with a narrow victory over Billy Ryan…
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Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Comp winner David Eaton

23 Mar 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Thirteen years after tasting his first homestate victory, Florida Comp favorite and reigning Division 2 champ David Eaton collected another Gatornationals title when he powered his Oakley-backed A/AP Bantam roadster to a (-51) 6.67 to defeat…
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Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Jasmine Salinas

23 Mar 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
A year after walking away from a devastating crash at the 2021 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, Jasmine Salinas experienced the greatest retribution by driving her Scrappers Racing entry to her first national event victory, winning a…
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Angie Smith hopes strong Gainesville performance was the start of something really good

Coming off a runner-up finish at the season-opening Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals and a career-best 6.72, Pro Stock Motorcycle’s Angie Smith is hoping the best is yet to come.
23 Mar 2022
Kevin McKenna, NHRA National Dragster Senior Editor
Feature
Angie Smith
If not for Karen Stoffer, who lit up Gainesville Raceway with a string of record-breaking runs and a victory, much of the attention in the Pro Stock Motorcycle class would currently be focused on Angie Smith, and rightly so. Smith didn’t win in…
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Mark 'the Cowboy' Pawuk's Dodge Drag Pak is full-gallop into the new year

The 2022 season has been good to NHRA veteran Mark Pawuk, who reset both ends of the Constant Aviation NHRA Factory Stock Showdown national record at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals to highlight a great March.
23 Mar 2022
Kelly Wade
Feature
Mark Pawuk
Mark Pawuk has said that he's been in love with drag racing since high school, when he tagged along to Ohio's Dragway 42 one night with the owners of the transmission shop where he was then employed. It wasn't long after that fateful Sunday that…
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Jasmine Salinas adds to Scrappers team, family collection of event Wallys

With her Top Alcohol Dragster victory at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, Jasmine Salinas joined her father, Mike, and sister Jianna as NHRA national event winners and shared her thoughts about the big win with NHRA on FOX's Brian Lohnes.
22 Mar 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Jasmine Salinas
 
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Randy Meyer Racing to debut injected nitro Funny Car at Funny Car Chaos event

Current Top Alcohol Dragster standout Julie Nataas will drive a new A/Fuel Funny Car for the Randy Meyer Racing team; NHRA will continue to monitor progress of the injected nitro combination.
22 Mar 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Julie Nataas
After winning the last three NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Top Alcohol Dragster world championships with daughters Megan and Rachel, A/Fuel tuner and team owner Randy Meyer is looking for a new challenge. He’s found one – or built one, rather –…
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Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Sportsman video highlights

Jasmine Salinas, David Eaton, and Pete D'Agnolo led the list of Lucas Oil Series winners at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.
22 Mar 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Sportsman video highlights
A year after walking away from a devastating crash at the 2021 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, Jasmine Salinas experienced the greatest retribution by driving her Scrappers Racing entry to her first national event victory in Top…
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Phillips Connect extends relationship with Justin Ashley Racing for full season

Justin Ashley Racing has announced that its primary sponsorship agreement with Phillips Connect will be extended for the full 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season. 
22 Mar 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
News
Justin Ashley
Justin Ashley Racing has announced that its primary sponsorship agreement with Phillips Connect, a national leader in semi-trailer tracking and sensor technologies, will be extended for the full 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.…
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Pro Stock Motorcycle teams test at Indianapolis Raceway Park

A week after their season debut at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, Pro Stock Motorcycle racers Eddie Krawiec, Angelle Sampey, Steve Johnson, and Ryan Oehler tested at Indianapolis Raceway Park.
22 Mar 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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PSM test
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Electric dragster exhibition runs returned to NHRA on FOX at Gainesville

The world's fastest electric-powered dragster was on display and made exhibition runs at the 2022 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. Steve Huff made multiple runs in the machine at the event, presented by Pep Boys Electric Vehicle Service.
22 Mar 2022
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Electric dragster exhibitions returned to NHRA on FOX at Gainesville
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NHRA Arizona Nationals Top Sportsman champion Don Meziere

21 Mar 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Don Meziere is a perfect two for two to start the 2022 season after he followed his Pomona victory with another win in Phoenix. Meziere ran his winning streak to 10 rounds in Top Sportsman presented by Vortech Superchargers, including a single…
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NHRA Arizona Nationals Top Dragster champion Art Hoover

21 Mar 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Art Hoover ran his record to a perfect 3-0 in final rounds following his final-round win against Rodger Comstock in Top Dragster presented by Vortech Superchargers. Hoover, who won the last Top Dragster event in Phoenix in 2020, claimed the…
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NHRA Arizona Nationals Super Street champion Matthew Bong

21 Mar 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Racing at an NHRA national event for the first time at his home track couldn’t have gone any better for Matthew Bong, who wheeled his 427-powered Mustang to his first career win. Bong had his car expertly dialed in the final, running a near-…
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NHRA Arizona Nationals Super Gas champion Mark Yeager

21 Mar 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
Seventeen years after his breakthrough first career win in Phoenix, Mark Yeager was back for seconds. The California driver wheeled his West Coast Architectural Sheet Metal ’63 Corvette roadster to a tight .012-second final-round package, tying…
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NHRA Arizona Nationals Super Comp champion Dan Foley

21 Mar 2022
NHRA National Dragster staff
News
The fourth time was the charm for Dan Foley to finally collect his first career win in Super Comp. Foley, whose 8.901 in round one made his SDPC RaceShop/Foley Electric Service dragster the low qualifier, repeated that number in the final round…
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